Common name | Pomegranate pencil wrasse |
Language | English |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
Country | Global |
Locality | |
Ref. | Tea, Y.-K., B.D. Greene, J.L. Earle and A.C. Gill, 2020 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
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Remarks | The honeycomb pattern behind the pectoral fin resembles the seed-studded interior of the pomegranate fruit, a sacred symbol in the myth of Proserpina and her abduction by Pluto into the underworld. |